Portland, OR ·
OSHA Injury Report: Metro- Oregon Zoo
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Metro- Oregon Zoo in 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221 resulted in days away from work. Employee was senior Animal Keeper in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metro- Oregon Zoo
- Parent company
- Metro
- Street
- 4001 SW Canyon Rd
- City
- Portland
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97221
- On-site location
- Den #1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
Organizing and cleaning den #1
What happened
Lower back strain from moving a 55 gallon barrel of ice from the outdoor freezer to the indoor polar bear crate
Injury or illness
Lower back strain
Object or substance involved
N A
Summary line
Lower back strain from moving a 55 gallon barrel of ice from the outdoor freezer to the indoor polar bear crate
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Senior Animal Keeper
- SOC code
- 39-2021: Animal Caretakers
- NAICS code
- 712130: Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 359
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 369,618
- EIN
- 930636311
- Establishment ID
- 575922
- Employer case #
- ZOO23-15
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:45
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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